The Enemy of the Prophet ﷺ is Cut Off Verse [ 108:3] إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ (Surely, it is your enemy whose traces are cut off.) The word shani’ as used in the original is derived from sha’n and means ‘one who hates, traducer, insulter’. This verse was revealed in connection with the unbelievers who […]
Cause of Revelation It is reported by Ibn Abi Hatim (رح) ، on the authority of Suddi, and by Baihaqi, in Dala’il-un- Nubuwwah, on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husain ؓ ، that the Arabs used to taunt and revile people who have lost their male issues. They used to refer to such […]
Prayer and Sacrifice Verse [ 108:2] فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ (So, offer salah [ prayer ] to your Lord, and sacrifice.) The imperative inhar is derived from nahr which means ‘to sacrifice by stabbing upwards into the jugular vein [ the way of slaughter for camels as opposed to other cattle ] ‘. As the Arabs […]
And from his narration on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas that he said about the interpretation of Allah’s saying (Lo! We have given thee Abundance): ‘(Lo! We have given thee Abundance) He says: We have given you, O Muhammad, abundant good and included in this abundant good is the Qur’an; it is also said that […]
(So pray unto thy Lord) in gratitude for that, (and sacrifice) face towards the Qiblah when immolating your sacrifice; it is also said this means: put your right hand on the left hand when in prayer; and it is also said this means: complete your bowing and prostration such that your upper part of the […]
(Lo! It is thy insulter) the one who despises you ((and not thou) who is without posterity) he will be without family, children, wealth or any goodness; he will not be mentioned after his death, i.e. al-‘As Ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi, while you will be mentioned with every good. This is because, when his son ‘Abdullah […]
We have assuredly given you Abundance [al-Kawthar].He said:When al-Qāsim died in Mecca and Ibrāhīm in Medina, the Quraysh said that Muḥammad had become heirless. He was angered by this. Then the verse came down, We have assuredly given you Abundance, [that is], �We are consoling him and compensating him with Abundance (al-Kawthar).� �[Al-Kawthar] is a […]
So pray to your Lord and make your sacrifice to Him! Indeed it is your antagonist who is cut off,from the good of both abodes. His words, Exalted is He:
So pray to your Lord and make your sacrifice to Him! Indeed it is your antagonist who is cut off,from the good of both abodes. His words, Exalted is He:
Which was revealed in Al-Madinah and They also say in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. «لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَة» (Verily, a Surah was just revealed to me.) Then he recited, إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـكَ الْكَوْثَرَ – فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ – إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ (Verily, […]